Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you are heading off to France to celebrate President Macron’s re-election, then Queerguru’s Paris Correspondent Richard Gilles says to be sure to also check out Love Songs at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Taking Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986) as its starting point, Love Songs, this new, poetically-charged exhibition is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLyle Ashton Harris (is an American artist who has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photographic media, collage, installation art, and performance art. Harris uses his works to comment on societal constructs of sexuality and race, while exploring his own identity as a queer, black man. Now the Albert Merola Gallery in Ptown is presenting the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterDame Paula Rego’s fantastic lifetime retrospective, covering seven decades of work is an assault on the senses. Rego ceaselessly manages to shock and horrify in equal measure to drawing out feelings of love, strength, and admiration. This show, currently on at Tate Britain in London, is Rego’s first retrospective in the UK for 15 years … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the transgender community for almost 50 years. Through her artistic practice, she has been a pioneering force in gender consciousness, contributing to numerous cultural and academic publications about gender variance and lecturing worldwide. From June 1 to July 30, Culture Lab LIC in NY will celebrate Mariette’s work … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMasculinities: Liberation Through Photography (3.5 stars) Barbican, London til May 17th Despite its title, there’s little in the way of liberation on display in this exhibition, leaving the subtitle hanging there like a question. But perhaps that’s the point: to generate questions, debate on that complex subject of the significantly pluralized ‘masculinities’. What makes … Continue reading